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The drawing depicts a field with cabbages in the foreground, leading towards leafless trees against a boundary wall in the distance. A structure, potentially a house with a chimney, is visible beyond the wall. Quick, sketchy lines convey details in a spontaneous manner. The color palette is limited to neutral tones, and the paper's texture adds a warm, earthy hue. Pencil marks create varying shades of gray for depth and texture.
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The drawing depicts a field with cabbages in the foreground, leading towards leafless trees against a boundary wall in the distance. A structure, potentially a house with a chimney, is visible beyond the wall. Quick, sketchy lines convey details in a spontaneous manner. The color palette is limited to neutral tones, and the paper's texture adds a warm, earthy hue. Pencil marks create varying shades of gray for depth and texture.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

a) The Cabbage Field (Le Champ de choux); b) The Cabbage Field (Le Champ de choux)

Camille Pissarro

Date
c. 1880
Medium
a) graphite on wove paper; b) softground on wove paper
Dimensions
overall (approximate): 25 x 17 cm (9 13/16 x 6 11/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1963.11.174.a-b
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1876 to 1900
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • France
  • landscape
  • Impressionist
  • Agriculture
Provenance

C. P. [Camille Pissarro, Lugt 613e]. Lessing Julius Rosenwald [1891-1971], Philadelphia, (Lugt 1932d); gift to National Gallery of Art, 1963.

Inscription

recto: none; verso: none

Marks

recto: at lower right black-stamped: C. P. [Camille Pissarro, Lugt 613e]; verso: none

Watermarks

none

NGA object ID 46900. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.